Warm hospitality

Walking on the clean and tidy streets, Yu Siqi listened to the rustle of the breeze through the grass, followed behind Father An, who was looking left and right, and looked at the surrounding scene slightly nervously.

There is a fountain in the center of the huge square, and in the middle of the circular waterhole rises a statue of an angel. Several searchlights are placed around the fountain, illuminating the square itself, which is not too dark. Several jets of water slipped from the angel's fingertips, making a "whoosh" sound.

"This angel is not authentic at all," said Father An, standing in front of the fountain and shaking his head critically, "but it looks a bit like a bodhisattva with wings." ”

Hearing Father An's argument, Yu Siqi took a closer look at the angel statue and found that except for the face shape and headdress, which was a bit oriental, the other details were not as unbearable as he said.

"Forgive my clumsiness, I don't see anything like a bodhisattva."

"Look carefully at those ten fingers, don't be fooled by the flowing water, how can you use a flower finger one day." With a disappointed look on his face, Father Ann walked over from the side of the fountain and said, "Come here, we're almost there." ”

Just when Siqi was still wondering what the flower finger was, Father An's urging interrupted his thoughts.

"Hurry up, do you think it's too early?"

Yu Siqi wondered in his heart: Since it is so late, why bother a person you and I don't know. If others don't entertain us, won't our long journey be in vain? But now he had more important questions to ask, so he held back such a rebuttal.

"How do you know the way here, have you been here before?" Yu Siqi asked.

"I had the privilege of visiting this place a few times when it was a large cemetery, and I was still a priest at the time." As he turned towards the path on the right, Fr. Ann said in a thoughtful voice: "I didn't expect to see my old friend's grave again after a few years." ”

Yu Siqi waited, but Father An did not continue to speak, but silently led him deeper into the community. Unable to bear any patience, he decided to go on the offensive.

"What trick did you do to that security guard named Lin Xi just now, and it was able to make his attitude change so drastically."

"Isn't it a bit like making a movie?" Fr. Ann paused and said, "To be honest, I'm glad you can stay so calm. I can see that you are a little more receptive than some people, go this way. ”

"Since you're not going to tell me how you did it, at least tell me how many times we've come and gone around this hellish place, and how I feel like we're going in circles." Yu Siqi said.

"Whoever told you that I wasn't going to tell you, I don't mind the act of guessing other people's thoughts without permission, but you really should use more thoughts." Father Ann came to a very imposing two-storey villa and said, "We have arrived, and before we go in and disturb the others, I have decided to take a little time to teach you an extra lesson." ”

"I'm sorry," Yu Siqi lowered his head and said, "It's me who was rude." ”

"It's good for each other to know how to apologize, so let's get straight to it." Father An stood under the bright street lamp and said solemnly: "First of all, about your first question, I think my personal explanation is that I did use a little bit of informal means, after all, you have also seen the attitude of that guy, what a faux pas. ”

"Is that an ability, or a superpower?" Yu Siqi stared at Father An with bright eyes and asked.

"It's just an ordinary holy word technique, a little trick that can't be used on the stage. If it were replaced by a strong-willed person, it would definitely not be as smooth as it was just now. Father Ann said calmly.

"Can you teach me?" Yu Siqi asked eagerly.

"Of course you can, after all, I'm already your teacher." Father An's unexpected answer surprised Yu Siqi, originally according to the previous routine, even if he agreed, it should not be so calm and simple.

"Judging by your astonished attitude, you seem to have some preconceptions against me?" Father Ann continued.

"No... No... How dare I have any prejudices against a master like you! Yu Siqi used an honorific, although he was a little numb, but he still spoke.

Father An frowned slightly, sighed and said, "You better take back that flattering look, look weird and disgusting." ”

"Well, since you've said so, I'm embarrassed to mess with all that moth." Yu Siqi said seriously: "So when will we start, now?" ”

"Next time, we need to meet that guy right now, and hopefully it's still too late." Father Ann rang the doorbell and said, "As always, before entering the house, I think it would be better for you to keep your mouth shut." ”

"No problem, I won't disturb any of your plans." Yu Siqi bit the word "any" so hard that he bit his lips a little bit.

"Shhhh Father Ann whispered.

The heavy door was opened, and out of it came a short-haired woman, wearing a shawl and a thin jacket, and her leather boots made a "tapping" sound on the neat and clean gravel path.

"Ah, good evening, nice to meet you." Father Ann greeted him with a smile on his face.

Judging from the woman's wary expression, she obviously didn't want to know a guy like Yu Siqi and them from an unknown source. However, she still asked through the iron door: "Which newspaper are you reporters, do you have to work overtime so late?" ”

"Excuse me, what did you just say?" Father Ann asked politely.

"Since I'm not a reporter and don't look like a police officer, do you have anything to do with me?" The woman asked alertly.

"It's... Actually, we are members of the Church," said Father An, taking out an angelic badge from his bosom, "it was the Supreme God who led me to your door, and if it is convenient, I would like to sit in your house with my students." ”

Ridiculous, simply ridiculous. If he hadn't promised Father An not to make a sound, Yu Siqi would have wanted to stop his lame plea at that time. Anyone in their right mind would let two unknown guys into the house, it doesn't exist.

But what happened next was even more unexpected, the woman actually just symbolically looked at the badge and opened the iron door without hesitation and said: "I received reporters on this day, entertained the police, and even met with several government officials. But I never expected that when I was about to have dinner, a priest would come. Well, it seems that God has not left me yet. ”

"May the glory of the Lord be with you forever," said Father Ann, who went into the courtyard, "but I think that since you are already having dinner, I don't mind if we two have dinner with you, right?" ”

What a presumptuous, just when someone else just agreed to you as an uninvited guest from the wrong way to enter the house, you immediately became so rude, such a person deserves to be expelled! Yu Siqi trotted into the yard with a blushing face, not daring to look up at all.

"Of course, it is my privilege to have dinner with the Holy Father." The lady nodded heartily, turned and led them towards the mansion.

With the closure of the heavy iron door, Yu Siqi's heart, which was not up or down, could be regarded as falling to the ground.